Capitalized, a Spanish or Portuguese 1500s-1600s warrior/explorer/adventurer who subjugated/conquered native Latin-American civilizations. Uncapitalized, the Spanish word for "conqueror." Usage: Cortes was a Conquistador, Franco was a conqueror.
How do you use Conquistador in a sentence?
Conquistador sentence example
- The Spanish conquistador and his descendants have not been a blessing to the basin of the Orinoco. ...
- The king ordered his conquistador to go to the smaller territory and conquer the land. ...
- After completing his last few missions, the conquistador was famed for the amount of gold he had.
What does Conquistador mean?
: one that conquers specifically : a leader in the Spanish conquest of America and especially of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
